My leopard gecko

[EckoTheGecko2012]

This is my gecko she is called ecko

 

[thorrshamri]

Nice, but you posted it on the wrong subforum A moderator will have to move your thread

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Has Ecko climbed this vertical wall of your tank? It seems like she would slip right off!

Sometimes when placing leos on such a color of substrate the dye rubs off and turns their bellies the color of the substrate. What is this substrate called?

I know that it is difficult to lightly coat mealies with calcium with D3. By just leaving the powder in the dish like it seems to be, you run the risk of vitamin D3 overdose. Do you have a shallow dish of pure calcium in the tank? The calcium with D3 is to lightly dust the prey with 2-3x per week. There are necessary reasons for having both kinds of calcium. Maybe you already do?

 

[EckoTheGecko2012]

Yes she goes up the wall on her own! An the die off the pink sand dose not die her skin an she dose have a calcium bol as wel

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Yes she goes up the wall on her own! An the die off the pink sand dose not die her skin an she dose have a calcium bol as wel

Her climbing is pretty impressive to me!

Is the pink sand calci-sand?

What type of calcium is in her bowl?

 

[EckoTheGecko2012]

Ye it pretty cool as they r not know for climbing! An ye it cal sand! An her pure cal is limestone flower! She loves it!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Ye it pretty cool as they r not know for climbing! An ye it cal sand! An her pure cal is limestone flower! She loves it!

Calci-sand is a H-U-G-E no for leopard geckos :yikes:. It is a very bad idea to get a leo used to eating the substrate for his/her calcium requirements.

You need to lightly dust her prey with a phosphorus-free calcium with D3 2-3x per week. She needs a 100% pure calcium in her tank 24/7.

I am unfamiliar with limestone flower calcium??

What are the temperatures in her tank?

Please read here for all the leo info you need: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...dations-nutshell-19-february-2012-update.html

 

[ceduke]

She's a lovely gecko, and an impressive climber!!

 

[EckoTheGecko2012]

She spends at lest an hour a day in the same spot on the wall!

 

[cricket4u]

She spends at lest an hour a day in the same spot on the wall!

What are the temperatures in the enclosure? cool side-warm side floor? air temp?

 

[EckoTheGecko2012]

About 19/20c cool 28/30c hot

 

[DragonsMaelstrom]

Cute little girl there. My Peanut, may she rest in peace, was an avid climber as well.

 

[EckoTheGecko2012]

It very rare they do tho!

 

[cricket4u]

It's important that you know exactly what the temps are for proper digestion and overall health. The temperatures are too low if you are measuring the area over the heat mat. The ground on the warm end should be 32.5-35 C. Please read over the caresheet and make the adjustments necessary.

http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...dations-nutshell-19-february-2012-update.html

 

[thorrshamri]

I would also remove that styrofoam background. When I saw your pic in which one of your gecko is climbing on this background, I just thought there were risks for the gecko to fall from there and get hurt. I keep AFTs and don't let them climb for the same reason, a broken bone in such cases is the sort of thing which may happen

 

[Eilidh]

A broken bone will cost you a bomb to amputate and the prognosis is not good.
Also, PLEASE get rid of that sand and that wall!
The wall is far too high up and not even could she loose her footing the smallest vibration in the house or fright could knock her off which could result in her ending up crushing/twisting/fracturing/breaking her very delicate limbs in the fall.
If you must insist on having her climb, please switch to a reptile carpet wall thats less than half the hight of that.